Pope Eugene I

Pope Eugenius I (577-2 June 657) was Pope from 654 to 657, succeeding Pope Martin I and preceding Pope Vitalian.

Biography
Eugenius was born in 577 AD in the Aventine. Consecrated as pope in 654 AD, Eugenius was known for his holiness, gentleness, and charity. He had to deal with the heresy of Monothelitism, and he rivalled Emperor Constans II of Byzantium. Constans threatened to capture him as he had done with his predecessor Pope Martin I, but the Muslims conquered Rhodes and defeated the Byzantines at the Battle of the Masts, proving a threat to the Byzantines.